A Curious Beginning
I’ve been involved with cannabis since I first discovered my dad’s gorilla grow in an old lean-to shed in South Louisiana.
Actually, “discovered” may be a little misleading. I knew my dad spent a lot of time in that little shed out back, and I knew he and his buddies smoked a lot of weed, it wasn’t hidden very well, and after all, it was the eighties.
Ultimately, I put two and two together, and sometime in 1985 when I was about 13, my parents left to visit friends for the day.
That’s when I seized the opportunity to do my snooping. I climbed on top of the old rickety chicken coop, peeled back the poorly nailed rusted tin roof, hopped down into that shed, and landed on the long table below.
When I turned around, staring me directly in the face were four metal and glass cases, maybe four feet tall and two feet in diameter. Inside I could see lush green plants surrounded by bright fluorescent lights and mirrors. I don’t recall the brand name, but these had to be the first of their kind for indoor growers. They even had a lazy Susan to turn the plants.
Opening those boxes, blinded by the lights instantly infused me with curiosity; ultimately leading to a lifetime of being captivated, mystified, and in love with the cannabis plant. Time and again over the years I would break in and check on these plants, taking samples at every opportunity, until that old shed mysteriously burned down, but that’s a story for another day. RIP Dad, I Love you.
I gorilla grew for the next thirty years, any creek, cutover, or sunny spot near me became my garden.
In 2020 you would find me hemp farming in South Mississippi with my son, growing several beautiful crops of indoor and greenhouse flowers, and like 90% of all growers, we used the standard nylon mesh netting to support our plants.
I do love growing cannabis, but during the second and third harvests I had become annoyed with trellising; this netting did not align with my energy. It’s time-consuming, it’s sloppy, it’s difficult to remove from the plants, constantly snags on every node, leaf, or bud, and it damages the plant’s trichomes.
So I took some time to analyze what I was attempting to accomplish. What I wanted was a cleaner process and a touch-free approach, I wanted to protect the flowers, I wanted faster, and I wanted simplicity.
Could this be enhanced? Could I take a time-consuming and tediously old-school practice and automate it? Making the task of harvesting cannabis fast, easy, fun, and more productive!
Out of that reflection came an idea, and from that idea, I created Green Tree Scrog™ to solve my problem. I don’t presume this is a problem for everyone, but it was for me, and I believe there is a market for this solution.
We can completely replace the typical nylon mesh netting used in 90% of cannabis grows and systemize any operation. Harvesting can become an enjoyable painless process.
Three years of development, testing, and hard work gave us a system designed to last a lifetime with minimal maintenance, it saves time, protects the flowers, and produces zero waste. It’s a win-win!